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Man dies from caffeine overdose allegedly linked to energy mints

A man has died from a caffeine overdose after eating energy mints bought at his local store.The body of John Jackson, 40, was discovered by family members after he ate Hero Instant Energy Mints, a brand of sweets containing high concentrations of caffeine. A post-mortem examination showed Mr Jackson had 155mg of caffeine per liter of blood in his system, Sky News reported. Just 10mg is considered an overdose. "This is a potentially very dangerous situation,” coroner Robin Balmain told an inquest in Smethwick, in western England. “The level of caffeine is enormous. I think it's as certain as it can be that Mr Jackson didn't know that he was going to expose himself to this sort of danger." A pathologist gave the cause of death as caffeine toxicity, but added that Mr Jackson had cirrhosis of the liver - a result of heavy drinking - which would have made it harder for him to absorb the stimulant properly.Click for more from news.com.au . ...

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